Meet Our Team
NC Food Innovation Team
Bill Aimutis
Executive Director
Dede Beaver
Strategic Operations Specialist
Celeste Brogdon
Director of Strategic Engagement
Chloe Brubaker
Product Developer
Joseph Hildebrand
Pilot Plant Manager
Andy Moritz
Pilot Plant Operator
Christopher Patillo
Product Developer
Robert Price
Food Safety Manager
Lisa Sand
Senior Food Scientist
Candace Smith
Research Technician
Partner Support Staff
Mary Lesa Pegg
Business Recruitment Manager for the Food Processing Industry, Economic Development Partnership of NC
Mark Spitzer
Vice President of Operations, Castle & Cooke North Carolina, NC Research Campus
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It all starts with a conversation. Let’s bring your plant-based food project to life.